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Definition: Stiff Upper Lip |
Stiff Upper LipNoun1. Self-restraint in the expression of emotion (especially fear or grief); "the British like to keep a stiff upper lip". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Cheerfulness | Keep a stiff upper lip. |
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Crosswords: Stiff Upper Lip |
| English words defined with "stiff upper lip": To keep good. (references) |
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Screenplays | The rousing stiff upper lip speech. (Angel; writing credit: Letícia Dornelles) | |
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Expressions using "stiff upper lip": keep a stiff upper lip ♦ To keep a stiff upper lip. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
stiff upper lip | 22 |
ac dc stiff upper lip | 8 |
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| Language | Translations for "stiff upper lip"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||
German | die Ohren steif halten (to keep a stiff upper lip). (various references) | ||||||||||
Hungarian | arcizma sem rezdül (to keep a stiff upper lip). (various references) | ||||||||||
Pig Latin | iffstay eruppay iplay inexpresibilitate, imobilitate (immobility, motionlessness). (various references) | ||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-f-f-i-i-l-p-p-p-r-s-t-u" | |
-4 letters: rippliest, ruffliest, spirituel, uplifters. | |
-5 letters: filister, flippers, flippest, fusilier, lippiest, pipefuls, presplit, puffiest, pulpiest, purifies, purities, purplest, ripplets, siffleur, slippier, spiffier, spiteful, spitfire, stippler, stuffier, supplier, tipplers, truffles, uplifter, utiliser. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Usage: Modern 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Expressions 6. Expressions: Internet 7. Translations: Modern 8. Anagrams | 9. Bibliography |
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